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@ Spudger @lemmy.sdf.org

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One who spudges.

Linux • KDE • Mozilla • Matrix • Proton • Music • Star Labs • Veg

  • What are your defining memories of computing in the old days?

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    1. Programming big multi-media rigs with eight-hole paper tape and a thumb punch. #FourYorkshiremen

  • Where To Find Actually Good Search Engines?

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  • One of the problems I have with search engines when looking for tech solutions is that the results are incredibly out of date. I don't bother any more and just go straight to the product's own support forum. Where possible I add the forum's own search entry to Firefox's search box. At least I no longer get answers to a problem no one has had since 2018.

  • NSFW

    This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are

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  • The earliest known burgers I have read about were made and sold as roadside snacks in the Roman empire.

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    This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are

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  • Exactly. If they want honesty in labelling then images of happy cows in fields on dairy products should be replaced by pictures of young calves being pulled from their mothers so they don't consume the milk.

  • NSFW

    This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are

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  • Have you ever been confused by coconut milk? Do you think that hamburgers come from Hamburg? Are sweetbreads made from wheat and sugar?

  • NSFW

    This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are

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  • Following the Money: A Beginner’s Guide to Using the OpenCorporates API - bellingcat

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  • The whole Bellendcat thing sounded a bit sus to me when I first came across them being lionised in the UK press. One plonker sitting in his bedroom outdoing the might of the Five Eyes? Mmm, sure.

  • Following the Money: A Beginner’s Guide to Using the OpenCorporates API - bellingcat

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  • Pot/kettle.

    ‘CIA sidekick’ gives £2.6m to UK media groups

    https://declassifieduk.org/cia-sidekick-gives-2-6m-to-uk-media-groups/

    NED money has gone to UK investigative groups Bellingcat, Finance Uncovered and openDemocracy, as well as media freedom and training organisations Index on Censorship, Article 19, the Media Legal Defence Initiative, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

  • Following the Money: A Beginner’s Guide to Using the OpenCorporates API - bellingcat

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  • Pot/kettle.

    ‘CIA sidekick’ gives £2.6m to UK media groups

    https://declassifieduk.org/cia-sidekick-gives-2-6m-to-uk-media-groups/

    NED money has gone to UK investigative groups Bellingcat, Finance Uncovered and openDemocracy, as well as media freedom and training organisations Index on Censorship, Article 19, the Media Legal Defence Initiative, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

  • What was your gateway product to open source?

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  • It was Mozilla for me back in 2000. I gradually replaced all the proprietary apps I was using on Windows with FLOSS alternatives and then finally made the mover to Linux around 2010. The only closed stuff I use now is an iPhone and I despise it.

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  • A Thunderbird bridge would be useful but the missing Calendar feature for me is search. Other than that it's close to perfect.

  • No 10’s Ulez stance reverses ‘decades of clean air progress’, says Sadiq Khan

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  • Quite.

  • No 10’s Ulez stance reverses ‘decades of clean air progress’, says Sadiq Khan

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  • A response to the Sarah Silverman suing OpenAI post from yesterday: [AI doesn't read or write like humans, and we shouldn't act like it does.]

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  • I don't know what the authors are complaining about. All the AI is doing is trawling through a lexicon of words and rearranging them into an order that will sell books. It's exactly what authors do. This is about money.

  • What are your must-have packages?

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  • Kpat.

  • TV & Tunes Tuesday

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  • Some gems there among the Des O'Connor stuff. Cheers.

  • TV & Tunes Tuesday

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  • Last weekend I was rummaging around in the clearance bin at the local entertainment shop. I picked up One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and A Clockwork Orange for $5.00 each and Quatermass and the Pit for $2.95. That's this weekend sorted for telly time. Mrs Spudger hasn't seen any of these.

    Oh, and new speakers too, at long last.

  • Who else watched BBC News at 10 just to see who'd be presenting it?

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  • I was going to suggest Ralf Horris but his play date with karma didn't go as well as he'd hoped.

  • Shit name

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  • I have to agree. wefwef is original and easy to search for. Voyager is going to get lost in a sea of voyagers (pun intended). Matrix/Element had the same problem every time they changed names and chose generic words.

    I'd have gone for Wiff Waff, the original name of Ping Pong:

    https://youtu.be/JsFRgIb8mAQ?t=166

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    What were your first cars/jazz mags?

  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    What happens to campaign Web sites after an election?

  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Message; system of messages

    www.jwz.org /blog/2023/07/message-system-of-messages/
  • Matrix @lemmy.ml
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    Matrix Live S08E29 — Your Bridge May Stop Working

  • Science @beehaw.org
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    Solar panels could be about to get much better at capturing sunlight

    www.newscientist.com /article/2381425-solar-panels-could-be-about-to-get-much-better-at-capturing-sunlight/
  • Science @beehaw.org
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    Did the Average American Gain 29 Pounds During Pandemic Lockdowns?

    www.snopes.com /fact-check/average-american-gain-29lbs/
  • Chat @beehaw.org
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    AI image, real person or Thunderbird puppet?

  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Schneier: Self-Driving Cars Are Surveillance Cameras on Wheels

    www.schneier.com /blog/archives/2023/07/self-driving-cars-are-surveillance-cameras-on-wheels.html
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    End-to-end encryption; the will of the British people

    element.io /blog/end-to-end-encryption-the-will-of-the-british-people/
  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    BBC Master 128: The evolved 8-bit computer from Acorn

  • Science @beehaw.org
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    How to read a weather map: Do you know your isobars from your weather fronts?

    www.sciencefocus.com /science/how-to-read-a-weather-map/
  • UKCasual @lemmy.world
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    BBC

    1963: Mockumentary Predicts The Future Of 1988

  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    Firefox on Reddit: 📣 Announcement: We have reopened.

    teddit.net /r/firefox/comments/14mmjv1/announcement_we_have_reopened/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    “Lying” in computer-generated texts: hallucinations and omissions

    blog.oup.com /2023/06/lying-in-computer-generated-texts-hallucinations-and-omissions/
  • UKCasual @lemmy.world
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    It's Adele

    b3ta.com /board/11395779
  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    The German Digital Healthcare Agency joins the Matrix.org Foundation

    matrix.org /blog/2023/06/gematik-joins-the-foundation/
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    Volkswagen admits it got it wrong with fiddly touchscreens, apologises to customers

    www.drive.com.au /news/volkswagen-boss-admits-customers-frustrated-by-touchscreen-dependency/
  • Doomers @lemmy.sdf.org
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    3M reaches historic settlement over PFAS contamination

    grist.org /health/3m-reaches-historic-settlement-over-pfas-contamination/
  • Linux Audio @waveform.social
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    Solved

    A weird sound issue

  • Photography @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Volkswagens in the rain

    federated.photos /Spudger